This was a painting inspired by the rich tradition of Persian art History . I used a few ink drawings & created a beautiful rich Garden scene with Birds flying in Spring . I used a rich palette of vibrant transparent colours to create a colourful energetic & joyful feel to the painting.
Visiting Dartmoor for many years, I have felt a powerful, spiritual, and ancient presence within the landscape, and these visits have stirred deep feelings within. This became the inspiration for the painting.The objective was to achieve high realism, which can be a time consuming process,The stones in particular were very challenging, pushing observational and oil painting skills to their limits.Taking 18 months to complete, this has been a deeply powerful project, slowly building the layers, and you can see this process in the “work in progress” section.
I would like to thank Anna Curnow (ASC photography) for allowing me to use her sunset photo of Great Staple Tor.I also visited the Tor in person last summer to get a deeper feel of the location.
My approach to life painting is to both paint from life & also use a reference image to assist in refining the painting .
Abi was a delightful life modal that allowed me to capture the dynamics of figure painting which are very challenging to the Artist .
This painting has been inspired by the deep art culture of Iran. Persian Art has influenced various Asian art traditions over the centuries . I have worked from a Pen &Ink traditional drawing , which allows me the freedom to paint with my own palette of vibrant colours .
This was a painting i completed end 2021 . I used one of anna Curnow Asc photography with her kind permission .
Great staple Tor is one of the Great tors of Dartmoor. for me this was a relatively speedy looser painting process aiming to capture the majestic & solitude of Dartmoor . I used a limited palette of colours .
This was a real joy to paint . mainly using my imagination. The figure of the fairy was inspired by a Persian Fantasy drawing which i adapted by adding the wings . The project took 2 months to complete. A selection of vibrant colours was utilized in my Palette . For the wings Variety of Transparent colours was use to create a luminous ethereal effect.
The Yin & Yang symbolizes the balance of male & female forces in the cosmic order. The Mandala is a spiritual painting that has the potential to awaken the higher mental & spiritual aspect within us. From an Artist perspective I had the challenge of creating a delicate balance of colour Harmony which was Key to elevating the painting . The painting took 6 months to complete from start to finish.
12/march
This is my new Yin / Yang design commission painting for client . A complex design which is slowly taking shape. I have now covered the negative space with Green.
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28/march
Since the last update have now managed to paint the outer design & lotus flower . Feeling my way through the painting process .
The lotus design has been a very delicate painting project & is now really taking shape . I have still not completed the first layer but have been going over areas as a progress forward with this intricate mandala design.
28/may
I have now completed the first layer of the painting. A tough delicate painting project which has been a real joy to paint . The next stage will to further refine the design. The colours are starting to blend together in harmony .
2/12/20 I have carefully traced the Landscape painting from a high quality photograph, which has been cropped to a Panoramic composition.
The First layer i paint in a loose style to get the feel of the painting & to allow me then to refine the painting as i progress with more details & deeper colour application.
21/12/20 . The last few weeks i have started the second Layer of the painting . Currently focusing ob the Stones of the Tor . It’s a slow process that takes much patience to achieve more refinement.
8/2/21 . I Have now completed the fore Ground stones of the Landscape painting . This has been a very time consuming process but an Important Stage to begin to Achieve the realism i am aiming for .
11/5/21
Since the last update The Painting has progressed well . The open moor land has been a time consuming stage but well worth the time to enhance the depth of the landscape . I have introduced new colours to my palette , using gold green transparent oil paint with gold ochre & sap green plus red umber .
4/07/21
The second Stage has now been completed . It has taken me 9 months to get to this stage . A deeply challenging painting that has awakened a love of Landscape which i never had before .
1/10/21
An Important stage of the painting has been reached . I have completed the first large foreground stone with high realism . A very long winded painting process but a vital procedure in achieving the desired outcome . Still about 6 months painting left to complete this landscape painting project.
